Typographical machine.



P. anal 1 B. TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APYLIOATIOH TILED SEPT. 23, 1912.

Patnted Mar.18,1913.

distributing UNITED STATES PHILIP '1. DODGE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR IlO-MERGENTHALEQR. LINGZYIEE COMPA.NY,=A COBPQRATION OF NEW YQBK.

rvroemrniosn MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18,

I Application filed September 23., 1912. Serial No. 721,828.

To all whom it may concern Be ihknown that I, Pinmr T, Doncn, a citizen of the Unit ed States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention has reference to typographicalgmachines of the character represented. in Letters Patent or" the United States No. 436,532,.whe rein circulating matrices and circulating double wedge spaces or justifiers,.stored in magazines, are released individually by finger keys, assembled and the line presented temporarilv in line,

the face of ,a slotted momentarily to close mold and form type characters on the edge of the printing sin or linotype cast therein, the line being tiereafter transferred to devices, by which the matrices and spacers are returned to their magazines. In the machines as heretofore constructed, the spacers consist of two op ositely tapered wedges permanently united by a sliding joint, andare stored at a considerable disquickly thereinto,

tance above the level at which the lines are composed. When the keys are manipulated by very rapid operators, there is danger of the spacers and matrices being transposed. in other words, danger or a subsequently released matrix entering the line in advance or a spacer instead of behind it.

My invention is designed to prevent this that when su sequently released, they mayreach the line quickly and by a short movement,-the parts being so arranged that the final delivery of one spacer to the line is accompanied by the delivery of its successor from the magazine to the same point of detention. I w i I preferably arrange the parts so that the actuation of the spacer key effects both functions, first of releasing the spacer held in reservev near the line so that it may pass and second, of releasing another spacer from the magazine to take the place of the previously mentioned to be held similarly in reserve. Because of this'arrangement, the spacer key is operater in the usual manner, namely, once between two consecutive words, the parts being so disposed that the spacer handling devices are entirely independent of the matrix delivering means. In this particular my invention is differentiated, from that disclosed in the application of H. A. Armstrong, Se-

rial No. 567,710, wherein the actuation of the spacer key releases a spacer from the magazine and delivers it to an arresting device, from which device it is subsequently released by the operation of the next matrix key through the connections therein shown and described. Because of my diiierent' construction, 'it-.will-be seen that a, spacer is always held in reserve in close proximity to the assembler, and may therefore be deliv-- ered thereto with such speed and certainty as to insure its proper position in advance of the subsequently released'niatrix or mate rices.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 have shown my invention in preferred form-and by way of example, and as applied to the Mergenthaler lino "ype machine. but ohviously many variations and modifications therein, tion, will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art without departure from its spirit.

The accompanying drawing is a perspeo as well as in its mode of applicative View, illustrating in outline the spacer magazine, the assembling elevator in. which the line is composed, and the devices for releasing the matrices and spacers.

In the drawing, A represents the inclined channeled magazine in which the matrices B are stored as usua 0 represents one of the series of escapements for releasing the matrices from the magazine channels.

D represents the vertical cscapement actu- I ating reeds, one for each escap'mhent.

E are the reed actuating yokes,"- mounted onebelow each reed, each yoke-remaining a lifting cam F ar 'angcd to contact with and ride upon a continuously rotating roll G.

H are linger lgaysreprescnting the various inatrixj characters.

lare vertical bars, through which the angular yoke-sustaining dogs J are tripped,

' to the rocker frame oil suspended on the inciiuedside frills oil from the iue szine.

for delivery composition, in c Letters Patent of the stationary in which t or justiilcrs r; are stored. are similar to those representei in Patent oil the United States No. 436,532, the shorter Wedge having on its pe' end lateral curs 7c by'which they ed to fall through o. c us] he to the lme ii course o h assembling elevator for muuel to which ti successively dc myoscd side ily pivoted lever V with one end connected to '-eriugg slides fir, and the oppocormected to the "vertical reed l es its motion through a cam yoke mesh ism and linger key ll, identical with those employed for actuating the metrix escopeuients C, so that when the hey R is depressed the slides L will deliver a spacer So far as described, the ordinary ooostrucby those skilled in the the parts may he 01 tion, well understood art. v

In carrying my invention into effect, l provide one or'more stop lingers t2, mount ed on o rock shei 't Q, and arranged in the path of the descending spacers, so that after each one is released from'theinagazine, it will be arrested thereby in the position shown in the drawing, with its lower end a short distance shove the level at which the matrices are composed, The shaftg is provided with on also couuect'ed by a link g h is mounted to turn on a stationary ho, rzzootsl g. This frame ext =oss the keyboard and further end 1 tnged to enter a notch g in the reed l fhon the key R is opersled, the-rod l? shifted and the slides w caused to deliver a spacer from the t:

J, the spacer descending until it arrested by "he stop Q imrmdistely above the line. Due to the engagement of the notch with the rocker frame 1 the movement of the reed l? also etleclis the release the prev ling' spacer K, temporarily held in reserve by the stop Q. It will be noted that to the arm is connected a spring (1 which sets to hold stop Q in itsnormul position and to return it speedily thereto WlliEHYdlSPlEICQCl.

I n I n QGSlllOli, As this movement or the reed the continues, the slides LL rise next soccer 1 int-he magazine,

the stop shoulders lit, whorl arrested by the stop Q, elreedy sitioic to receive it. it Will be seen, there-- fore, that or single operation of the spacer key B. accomplishes two results: l first leases the spacer held in reserve lay the stop t3. and permits the restoration the stop to normal position, and then releases another spacer from the-magazine, which spacer is in turn arrested by the stop and held in positioo. loy it close to the line, so that the next actuation of the spacer lrey insures its speedy and certain deliverytothe assembler in ed" V'FtllCB of the following matrix, From this vconstruction and mode of operation, itv follows that e spacer is always held in reserve at a point near the line in course or composition, and that thereby is avoided the liability to transposition which sometimes occurs at the hands of speedy or careless operators. As previously stated, l hove shown my invention in preferred form and by way of example, but obviously many clmnges and alterations may he made therein and in its mode of application and still be comprised within its scope.

llzwing thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Poteht of the United States is as follows:

1. In it typographical IU2lCill11,il13 combination of the spacer magazine, means for releasing spacers therefrom, and means to serrest it released spacer in advance of the line and subsequently to deliver it thereto, the operation at one oi said menus eilcctiug the operation of the o her.

a typogragdncel machine, the co binstion of the spacer magazine, means i releasing; the spacers t nere'irom, mew arresting e released spacer in advance line, and a common actuating means ior controlling both the releasing and arresting means.

lo a typographical machine, the coirloii'mtiozo of the spacer magazine, means for arresting a spacer released therefrom, and

connected means for releasing a spacer from ill) ' the magazine and controlling the arresting means.

4.. In a typographical machine, the combination of the spacer magazine, means for releasing a spacer therefrom, means for arresting the released spacer in advance of the line, a key, and connections therefrom to control both the said releasing means and arresting means,

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of the spacer magazine, means to arrest a spacer released from the magazine, and conjointlyacting means to release the arrested spacer and to deliver another spacer from the magazine to the arresting means.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of the spacer magazine, means for releasing a spacer therefrom, means to arrest the released spacer and subsequently to deliver it to the line, and connections between said releasing and arresting means, whereby a spacer delivered by the arresting device will be replaced by another released from the magazine.

7 In a typographical machine, the combination of spacer releasing devices, means to arrest a released spacer and subsequently to deliver it to the hue, and actuating means common to both the releasing devices and arresting means, and adapted to etfect their operation at different periods.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a spacer magazine, means for arresting a spacer released from the magazine, matrix delivery means, and means independent of the matrix delivery means for causing the said arresting means to deliver the ar rested spacer to the line.

Iii-testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v PHILIP T. DODGE. Witnesses:

E. J. LAMB, WALTER MOBLARD. 

